Creating New Software Asset in Powershell

James_Johnson · November 2018

Hello,

I'm trying to use SMLets to create some Software Assets from a csv. For some reason when I try to create the new object I get this error

InvalidOperation: (Cireson.AssetManagement.SoftwareAsset:CreatableEnterpriseManagementObject) [New-SCSMObject], InvalidSimpleObjectValueException

This is the code for actually creating the object:

    $param=@{
        Name = "Adobe Creative Cloud";
        Manufacturer = "Adobe";
        Version = "Named User License";
        ReceivedDate = [DateTime]"8/1/2018 7:00:00 AM"
        ExpectedDate = [DateTime]"8/1/2019 7:00:00 AM"
        Cost = "45";
        SoftwareLibraryLocation = "Web:`nDropbox:`nSoftware Center:  Software download is available on Software Center";
        DisplayName = "Adobe Creative Cloud"
        SoftwareAssetStatus = "Active";
    }
    $newSoftware = New-SCSMObject -Verbose -Class (Get-SCSMClass -Name Cireson.AssetManagement.SoftwareAsset) -PropertyHashtable $param

Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? I've tried with the only value in the hashtable being Name as well and it still throws the same error.

Thanks!
James

Justin_Workman · November 2018

You need to give it a SoftwareAssetId. Try this in your hashtable:
SoftwareassetId = [guid]::NewGuid();

Justin_Workman · November 2018

You need to give it a SoftwareAssetId. Try this in your hashtable:
SoftwareassetId = [guid]::NewGuid();

Brian_Wiest · November 2018

While Justin beat me to the ID field, you also need to hit the enum's correctly.

Here is an example

if ( !(Get-Module -Name smlets -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) ) {Import-module smlets}
$SoftwareAssetClass = Get-SCSMClass -name Cireson.AssetManagement.SoftwareAsset

$SoftwareAssetApprovedEnum = Get-SCSMEnumeration -Name Cireson.AssetManagement.SoftwareAssetStatusEnum.Approved

$param=@{
        SoftwareassetId = [guid]::NewGuid();
        Name = "Testing";
        SoftwareAssetStatus = $SoftwareAssetApprovedEnum;
    }
$newSoftware = New-SCSMObject -Class $SoftwareAssetClass -PropertyHashtable $param

(This is a great tool for looking up proper names the PS uses for look ups. https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/SCSM-Entity-Explorer-68b86bd2)

James_Johnson · November 2018

It actually converts the string into the enum just fine on it's own as long it matches the value exactly.

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